Patriots manager Sparky Lyle also has been suspended for Game 5 of the Atlantic League Championship Series — if the series goes that far — according to Atlantic League executive director Joe Klein.

Lyle’s Game 4 suspension was announced Saturday night but Klein said he was waiting to receive the umpire’s report to make a final decision on the length. Lyle was informed of the news Sunday morning and Klein said it is possible that the suspension will carry into next season.

Lyle was ejected in the seventh inning of Game 3 for arguing that an opposing pitcher should be ejected for hitting Jeff Nettles in the ribs with a pitch after both teams had been issued a warning.

The ensuing spectacle included bumping an umpire and throwing a water jug onto the field. But it was his profane gesture and language toward the crowd seated behind the visitor’s dugout that sealed Lyle’s fate, according to Klein.

If the Patriots win Game 4 — with pitching coach Brett Jodie acting as manager — there will be no Game 5.

The video of Game 3 is available on the home page of www.ibnsports.com[1]. Jeff Nettles gets hit by a pitch at 2:21:30 and Lyle comes out of the dugout soon after. The profanity was not captured on video but the water jug appears at 2:23:28.